Cabinet



Sept. 23, 1930. A. E. BLACKMAN CABINET 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed June 5, 1928 awuzntoz p 1930- A. E. BLACKMAN 1,776,464

CABINET Filed June 5, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 amventoc W (se aw Patented Sept. 1930 ALBERT EDGARVIBLACKMAN, osmoum VERNQNQNEWYORK a mm 'g Appl ica tion' fikd June '5, 1528. Serial 263,030.

v i present inVenti'oh irreletes wall/cabil fearwal'rdly. i Fig.

. hets {having mirron-eqiiippe'dj door s ljh '7 'purposeof lny inventiqn' is tojprov de an article, of the class de'scribed of in p'foved,

simple" and @durable' construction nd particularlyto provide a cabinet wherein the mirrorequipped 'doo i inc ted for- VieWo-faino dified'form. p

Referring to the drawings and. first to'the forni' of cabinet shown in Figs. 1 to Hit will be seen that ,thefoabinet consists of a casing or'body 7, indoor 8 which carries in itsiforiwerd face the "mirror '9 with said'l door con- Wardly and laterally upon; antideiandrela- I Another object is to p p I ltion in je cabinet ofthe type mentioned Wher tively long pivoting brecket soflthatfthdmirror :may face forwardly Wherithe door is Wide open, oifit may face tofanyfforwerdl-y inclinedngle when the bracket is swung part-Wayopen. Y r

jrovideie construcithe pivoting. bracket isever'y';strongfaud Tefcti u i o ta e to rmmbi d with 'the bodf'of the cabinet and; with, the

1 the cabinet is opened and so that-niostof it is door as to be precticallj outl'ofjisight When -con'cea ledj'when the doorlis OlQSed. Further purposes and advantages ofthe will appear from the specification, claims cabinetv'of the type indicated haiylngja mirheiein; A further purpos'ejis'to provide Hirer-equipped door mounted upon thel cabinet with at long pivotihg bracket of such con "struction endarran gement that, the door? may befopened as Ordinary fdolor Without-relative movement 'betweenjthe' door land the n'ie'nt atboth ends of the 'lbr zicket ellowing the mirror to still fa ce forwardlyu t "I 1? is anfisometric" projection of "one form of V cabinet embodying th s invention.

Fig. 2 is'a siniileriprojection of said cabinet with the door swung entirely. open an d with somewhat enlarged scale of saidcabinet on l1ne4-4 of F g. 1-,. Fig. 5 isan isometric the mirror facing forwardly. .Fighfiis a horizontal, sectionel' vie'ivv" on line 3+3fof projection of a Inodified .forn of; the; cabinet esseen-from the rear with the door-swung hall-sway open and parallel -Wltl'l the-,front of thecabinet. W, w

f Fig, Gris; front viewof annpper corner of the cabinet shown in Figf5with the door ggpenibutvu iththe mirror unexposed 01? faced Verticellyextendi'ng sides. f ii "The casing? opposite vertical sides'fil end 12 nected to the casing by supporting bracket *10 Which'is 'pivotally connected at itsfouter end'to theihner side'o'f the door-and at its inner en'disialso pi'votelly connected to" the casing' on he' outside thereof on one of'its menner of sh'eetinetalso thatsaid casing has ,a top 13,"a

s formed in conventional 7 is :1 horizontal sectional p back 14'; andebotton 15. Ini'thecase the're i The front of the casing 'front 'of the casing;

m k r may qp n uby ppwgtal m0Ve 1n assem ed condition is usuallymounted one or more shelves has a largeopening 1-7 "extending for subs nemy the f entire The door- 8] is convenlently fornied' of two flangedplates 'ofs'heet metalfthe inner'onc 18 forming a b ack for the 1nihror19,-the feceof 'u hich' is exposed through the largeopening niade forthat purpose in" the outer plate 19' of the cover. Theflange 20 of the inner plate fits Within the: flange 21 of the outer' plate and by fastenhigjthese twoflfianges together in any conventional inanner thc door is held Near the vertical median line 'of-the door and upon the inner facethereof theregfarc provided "and secured tWo spaced 'looped straps 22, the looped'portionof these straps forming it I Vertical bearing in which is ably drawn together the mounted the 'Vertica'l rod 23.

v'Ifhe '.qve1-i:1a ping portions 24 of each strap 'astened to the casing bya bolt28.- Preferably the 'head'of this bolt bears against the outer portion 29 of the'strap2' 7, and then the shankvof th'bolt extendsthroiigh the inner strap portion 30 and then through thecasing side 12. The over lapping parts 29 and .3091? the hinge, strap 27 may thus be drawn together by means of the nut 31 on said bolt Within the casing so as to get an adjustable tensiono'fthe said strap against the bearing rod placed in said strap;

The supporting bracket 10, as particularly appears in Figs. 3 and 4, is L-shaped inherizonta1 section. The base or shorter arm 33,

has its inner vert-ical edge rigidly mounted upon the bearing rod 32 asby the metal of said. bracket being wrapped or-rolled" about upon the cover.

said, rod. The other and longer arm 34: ofrp the L-shaped bracket has itsouteriend s'imi larly' monnted llpon the bearing'izrod 23 ,se-

cured as; above mentioned inthe straps" 22- when the door is closed the tiipgporti -g bracket as appears i i-Fig, 4:,Will have its.

"longer arm 34 housedwithin the case'of the cover on a line olOSe to the back plate ofthe V cover; The other or'short-.-arm 33 ot the 2 bracket will lie close against the outer face of 1 qAccordinglywhenthe cover is closed,ionly the loop part ofthe strapsi27 and only the part gotqthesuppmfting bracketlO that is.

- the side 12. and most of this arm. will be betweensaid side 12 andthe rearwardly extend- :ing flanges 20-and 2.1 of the cover.

In other words, the cover 8 has its flanges on the right hand side of the cloor-"over-lapthe short arm 33 ofthesupportingbraeket 1-0 and also over-lapping the forwardly. extending iportionsot the straps .27 secured'to the outer face of he side 12 near its top and bottom re- "wrapped around the inner bearingerod 32;will be visible fliom the outsideof the cabinet.

The relative position ofthe parts When-the cover {is opened is plainly seen in Fig. 3, and it wil b noted particularly that the supporting bracket and both pairs of hingestraps are out of sight when one looks at the front :of the cabinet and the mirror equipped door.

Preferably the opposite vertical edges of I thesupporting bracket. 10 will be clamped rigidly against the respective bearingrrodsj23 jand 32 and'the pivotal movement "will take place between these rod-s andthe respective hinge straps 22 and 27. The tension of these straps. against the bearingirods may adajusted by-the nuts2 5'and 31%:already men: 1 -tioned, so. asto cause the. cover to staygat any position to which it; moved but still allow- 11g thelcover tolbe moved with convenience when desired;

' F; in the sconstructionshown in there 5 used the mirroreeqnippeddoorj and the L- 'shaped supporting bracket pivotally connectedbyb aring rodsand hingelstraps as already described With, the outer-setpof: straps 22 on .the inner taceroftheoover'and with; the inner or; easingofstraps 2.7 ontheoutside of the casing, I; 1111 this .1: eonstrnotiom, however,-- the casing has a front fiange35extending lateraL. ly'outward from. thetw'o'sides 11 and 12 of the casing and frointhe top 13 and the bottom 15 of the casing". From'the outer edge of this.

front flange 35 there extends areartvardly extending flange 36 parallel to the ad acent sides,-t0p and bottomof the casing but spaced therefrom. This box-like constrnctionis particularly convenient. vWhen the cabinet is to be set into areoess in the Wall and the front r flange 3.5 .and'sideiflanges 3.6serve to cover the l edges of the recess in the'walha'nd give a 1 lace.

The hi nge' straps 2'? in this construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 are secured tothe rear;

finished appearancetothe cabinet When'in l Wardly extending fiange v36 uponthe'acasing;

The door .vv'hjen closed".over lapsthe' front .flange35 and extendspart Way upon the side flanges'36. 1 The flange upon the door} -also over-liapslthe -short arm 330i the supporting bracket whenthe. door is .closed, as

already describedwvith regard" to the con r struction shlo wn l. to 4 Inany form of y invention the supporting bracket and the hingestraps 22 upon the inner side of the door are of such' size or length verticallyand so arranged thatthe total height of the supp'ortingbracket andthe said hinged straps is lessthan the height of V the opening-of the cabinet so'thatthe said hinge straps and the adjacentf'parto'f the.

supporting bracketv will enter the opening when the door iis Closed: and allow the fdoorf to close flush against the front of the 'oabinet. In the cabinet shown; inFigs; .1 to-41 this is accomplishedspacing the pperh ns 1 straps slightly down from the top. of the door'and the lower hinged: strapslightly-upf V from the bottom of the door', bu1t hrthe form r I shownin Figs. 5 and6 where thereis an appreciable 'w 'idth due to thefrontfiangei ethe. hinge straps have to be spaced-farther'from i p the top and bottom-flanges of theg-coverand ght of thegsupporting bracket reduced indicatedin-th'e positionofthe 'portin-ggbracket in Fig. 4*

The abilityiofthis construction. tojhi nge-s' as an ordinary door comes. from the faet that Y the inn'er'piVOting edge ofthe'supporting bracket is secured" to the casing. outside lot. 'the'casings I For thisreasonnoerarnping ot e the door 'relative;.to the supporting, bracket nor of; the supporting 'jbracket"relative. to the casing takes "place. when. the left side. of the door; as the partsare' seen :in

7' Figi, isz-swung forwardlyp This action is further facilitated by having convenientfrictlonigfasteningmeans between the arm 83 of the bracket and the .adjacent flange of the door.". V I rcSuch 'fastenlngmeans may consist of'interengagingbosses 403011 the bracket and shallow recesses 41 upon the "adjacent flange of the'door. Preferably also suitable flange fastening devices such as'rbosses 42 upon the casing near the frontfedge of the left side ll'are provided'toengage shallowrecesses 43 oppositely "located" upon 'the-l efthand flange of-the door 8."

t-war. be particularly noticed that a. simple hinging action'gjust :Inentioned, of

is 1 swinging the door -o] oen"lr' 'y moving the door acf and the supporting brackettogether 'as a unit relative to the casing:cloe's;not interferejwith the regularv swiveling or double hinging mo- 'tion 1 ofithe door relative to the supporting bracket and of the supporting bracket rela- .ytiveto the casing whichtakes place when the door is opened as; show'nin either Figs. 2, 3 01 5, with the'mirrorof the" door still facing forwardly. y "Similarly it will be noticed that the said swiveling or double-hingedmotion is not in any wayihindered or interfered with I by -;the 'device 'being capable of the single hinged motion such asshown in full lines in 'lfhe particular form of the supporting bracket and of 'itsniounting upon the "door i" andthe-ca'sing provide very simple, and-eiiici'e'iit means for allowing the door to have either-thesingle hinged motion orthedouble hinged motion. are will be especauyneace that the "construction here shown for obtain ing theisaidtwe types lo-fdoor motion is a: 'tai'ned' withthe very simplestforrns of cabinet and dor,so thatthe article can be made and asse bhd' economically and will be du} rable' in use and not li able toget ontfof repair.

- 'cial xaddition, or m 1' thereof cut away.

' Neither the casing nor the door has anyspe jdification nor portion In, the forms shown. in Figsl l to'b inclusive andheretofore described "of the bracket has a spring-tensioned or fric- I in detail. the supporting bracl'ret is :LQsha-ped inhorizontahsection and the short arm 33 tionalengagement with'the rearwardly pro jecting flanges upon the door. Fig. 7, however; shows a modified form of my invention that is still within the scope of several of the claims. In this modified form the short 7 arm; 53 oftheLsha'ped supporting. bracket I he -instead of facing rearwardly when the fdooris closed fa ces forwardly and engages theouter edge 55 of the door 56...In. Fig. 7 L casing is illustrated as beingofthe same type as shown in Figs. 5 and 6with a front flange 35 and a rearwardly extending flange 36 r The door 56, however, sets back into the .v opening. of the casing and illustrates my inrecesses 62. Y

ventionas applied where it is desired to have the door set more or less into the opening of the casing or as usual insuch casesto have the front of the door fiushwiththe front of the casing. The casing end of the supporting bracket 57 is secured to the casing by, turning the free edge of the short arm:53 about pivot rod 58 mountedat its upper'and lower ends in straps 59 secured to the casing. The door end of the long arm 57 similarly has its edge turned about a pivot rod 60 supported at its upper and-lower ends by hinge straps 61 similarto the straps 22 already de{ scribed, i y l 7 Upon the opposing faces of the short arm 3 53 of the bracket and the oppositeedge 55 of the door are provided oppositely located projecting bosses 61 and recesses '62 as already described with regard to previous forms and operating to make still more secure the spring 1 tension or frictional engagement :between these two parts, namely'theedge of the door and the shortarin of the bracket. With these two; parts thus norrnally held together-the door of'the cabinet shown in Fig.7 "can be 1 ward thus separating the bosses 61 from the I It willnow be seen'that in either form of this invention the supporting bracket when seen in horizontal 'section comprises L shaped portionor a right angle portionhaw ing a long annfse'curedat its outer end to the inside of the door and a' short arrnopposite one vertical edge of the doorand that the short arm portion of the bracket when the vhand side of the door is pulled sharply fordoor is closed detachably engagespreferably withfriction or springtension a portion of .the'door atright angles to'the main plane of the door. In other words, the angle brack et makes a detachable clamping action upon a forwardly and rearwardly extending part of the door at ornear its edge. In the form of the inventionshown in; Figs. 1 to 6Jthe short arm of the bracket presses outwardly against. the inner :si deof a rearwardly "extending flange at theiside ofthe door; In the form of theinvention shown'in,Fi ."7 the short arm: of the bracket bears inwardly against theanain outer edge of the door and is detachableth'erefrom." The'spring orfri'c- V .tlonalengagement ls n eachcase emphasized by opposing bosses and recess; already. de-

.scribed. "This L-shapedform of the bracket orthe making of thebracket to includev an Lshlaped portion provides two closely swing ing faces wherein by relatively; small bosses and depressions a' good frictio'nal or spring tensioned detachable fastening means may be provided without'extra parts and with little extra labor in the manufacture. with the inner sired either with itsfull swivel or double hinged motion as shownin Figsrl and 2-or with the ordinary swinging motion on one pivot as shown in Fig. 4. V vr V y What I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent,i s: 1

1. In awallqcabinet the combination of a casing having a: frontopening, a door there? for having a mirror mounted in its outer face and having 'a vertical-edge face extending inwardly perpendicularly 'to, the general 7 plane of the door'and a supporting bracket of. resilient sheet metal having in horizontal section an :L-shaped "portion which 'is. pivotally connected at the=outerend of its long arm tothe inner side of the door interme-v diate-its vertical edges, said bracket being pivotally connected at its inner end to the outside ofthe'casing whereby when the door is shut the long arm of the L-shaped portion lies close .to theinside of the. door and the short arm of said L-shaped portion by spring action relative to the long arm detachably engages the aid, inwardlyextending' faceof thedoor. I 1 a I "22 :In awall cabinet the combination of a casing" havinga front opening, a door there'- through having a mirrormountedinits outer 1 face, said door having adjacent one vertical edge asurface at right-angles withthe general plane 0f the door and a supporting I bracket ,ofnresilien'tsheet metal having in horizontal section an L-shaped 'portion the v outer'end of the long arm of said Lshaped portion being pivotally connectedto the in? V n may be swung forwardly and laterally away i from the front opening with the mirror facg ner side of the door intermediate-its vertical ,edge's andthe inner'end ofthe bracket piv otallyfconnected to the outside of thecasing with the short arm portion of the'said bracket adapted by spring action relative-to ,thelon'g arm to detachably' engagethe said surface of the 'door,,-that-i's at right; angles to the plane of the door and form therewith aspring catch whereby through pivotal action at both ends ofsaid bracket and by disengaging said spring catch the door may be swung forwardly'and laterally away from the front opening with the mirror facingforwardly or through pivotal action attonly the inner end of the -bracket and leaving the spring-catch engaged, the door-may be swung open without relative eral planeof the doorand a long vertically;

tion an L-sha dpbaion which is pivotally connected at the outer end of its long arm I to theinner side of theidoorinear.its'vertical I median line, said bracket being pivotally connected at its inner end to the outside offlthe casing whereby when thedoorisshut the long arm of the L shaped portionlies close to the inside of the door andthef short arm of said L-shaped portion is adapted-byspring' action relative tothelong arm to detachably engage the said inwardly; extending face of the door-whereby through pivotal action at both ends 'of'saidbracket the. door maybe swung open without relative imovementli'be tween'the bracketand theidoorl' 4. Ina wall cabinet the combination" of a casing having a front opening, adoor theret-hrough having a mirrormounted inits outer face, said door having adjacent one, vertical edge aisurface at right angles with th'e gen+ extending supporting bracket of resilient sheet metal having in horizontal section -an L-shaped' portion, the outer end ofthe long arm of said L-shaped portion being pivotally connected tothe inner side of, the door near itsverti'cal median line'and the inner end side ofv the casing withfthe short arm portion of the said bracketadapted byspringraction relative to the long arm to detachably engage c the said surface of the door, that is at right angles to the plane of thedoolf and form there:

V the bracket'pivotally connected to the outwith a'sprin'g'catch whereby} through'i pive =ota1 act'1on at both'ends of said bracket and a.

by disengaging said spring catch the door ing forwardly or through pivotal action at only the inner end ,of the bracket and leav I mg said springcatch engaged thedoormay between the bracket and the door;

- .In witnesswhereof I have affixedmysigna i movement between the bracket and the door. I

x 3. In a wall 'cabinet thecornbination'ofa, .7 V

casing havingfa front opening, a door'there for having a m rrormounted n its outer faceisaid door having at one vertical edgea face extending inwardlyperpendicularlyto' Y the general-plane of the door and along vertically-extending supporting bracket of resilient sheet-metal having' in horizontal sec 7 c 1 a 110 be swung open 'wlthout relativeimoveinent r 

